Contents: The expansion of evolutionary concepts -- The evolution of the Universe -- Life: its nature and origin -- The source of variability -- Natural selection -- Species and species change -- Increase in the number of species -- The evolution of communities -- Origin of biomes and succession -- Comparative evolution of biomes -- The geotectonic factor -- The organization of matter and life

Contents: The expansion of evolutionary concepts -- The evolution of the Universe -- Life: its nature and origin -- The source of variability -- Natural selection -- Species and species change -- Increase in the number of species -- The evolution of communities -- Origin of biomes and succession -- Comparative evolution of biomes -- The geotectonic factor -- The organization of matter and life